2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Slovakia Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 11–17 April 2012 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division I A and Division I B now represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.
Participants
The Division I A tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012.[1]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Norway |
Placed 9th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated |
| Slovakia |
Hosts, placed 10th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated |
 Italy |
Placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group A) |
 Slovenia |
Placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group B) |
 Japan |
Not participated in 2011; placed 3rd in 2010 Division I (Group A) |
 France |
Placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group B) |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Slovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 15 | Promoted to the 2013 Top Division |
| 2 | Norway |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | France |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
| 5 | Slovenia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 5 | |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 4 | Relegated to the 2013 Division I B |
Source: IIHF
Results
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
| 11 April 2012 12:00 | Japan | 2–3 (0–0, 0–1, 2–2) | Slovenia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 11 April 2012 15:30 | France | 1–6 (0–3, 0–2, 1–1) | Norway | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 11 April 2012 19:00 | Italy | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) | Slovakia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 12 April 2012 12:00 | Slovenia | 2–4 (2–2, 0–2, 0–0) | France | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 12 April 2012 15:30 | Norway | 3–6 (1–1, 1–1, 1–4) | Italy | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 12 April 2012 19:00 | Slovakia | 4–1 (0–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Japan | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 14 April 2012 12:00 | France | 4–3 GWS (1–1, 0–2, 2–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Italy | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 14 April 2012 15:30 | Norway | 7–3 (5–0, 0–1, 2–2) | Japan | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 14 April 2012 19:00 | Slovakia | 8–2 (1–1, 2–1, 5–0) | Slovenia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 15 April 2012 12:00 | Italy | 5–4 OT (1–2, 2–0, 1–2) (1–0) | Japan | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 15 April 2012 15:30 | Slovenia | 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Norway | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 15 April 2012 19:00 | Slovakia | 4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0) | France | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 17 April 2012 11:30 | Japan | 4–2 (1–1, 2–0, 1–1) | France | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 17 April 2012 14:45 | Slovenia | 4–3 GWS (0–2, 0–1, 3–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Italy | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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| 17 April 2012 18:15 | Norway | 2–9 (1–3, 1–2, 0–4) | Slovakia | Zimný štadión Piešťany, Piešťany |
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